After a successful return to the video game world, EA Sports College Football will be back for another edition this year. EA Sports announced Thursday the next installment of the beloved franchise will come out in the summer, continuing to build upon the franchise’s return. ‘We said this place would be full again – thanks to our players, athletes, and ...
The announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram would end their work with third-party fact-checkers and ease certain content restrictions was praised by some conservative activists, who cheered it as a ‘vindication’ for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who dissented from the rest of the court in late 2023 in a case involving content regulation that included ...
The FBI has closed its DEI office, Fox News can confirm. ‘In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,’ the agency told Fox News Digital on Thursday. The agency didn’t specify why it had closed the office, although many Republicans have been critical of it prioritizing diversity, equity ...
Hirono ripped for ‘deranged’ opening confirmation hearing question to Burgum: ‘This lady has issues’
Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii faced mockery on social media on Thursday over her opening questions to Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum during his confirmation hearing. As part of my responsibilities to ensure the fitness of nominees before any of the committees on which I sit, I ask the following two initial questions,’ Hirono said to Burgum on Thursday. ...
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump’s nominee for interior secretary, was pressed by the Senate on his environmental agenda and whether his mission aligns with that of Trump, who plans to overturn many environmental rules and regulations enacted under the Biden administration. A confirmation hearing was held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday for Burgum, ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This past July, as anti-Israel crowds took to the streets of Washington, D.C,, to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress, Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, climbed atop a monument at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station and allegedly spray-painted an ominous message: ‘HAMAS IS COMIN”. He punctuated the warning ...
Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice, was involved in a sharp clash with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Wednesday as the California senator quizzed Bondi over whether she would prosecute Trump’s political opponents. Schiff, a vocal critic of the president-elect, asked Bondi about whether she would investigate former Special Counsel Jack Smith and also former ...
Capital One said an unspecified technical issue was hampering customer account access, as some users reported issues with direct deposits. In response to complaints on social media platform X, a Capital One representative said the bank was experiencing a ‘tech outage’ that was affecting ‘a variety of functions,’ with no timetable for a restoration of services. Later on Thursday, the ...
Biden administration seeks to avoid default crisis for student loan borrowers as garnishments resume
This year, for the first time in roughly five years, borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loan debt will face collection activity, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits. In a new U.S. Department of Education memo obtained by CNBC, a top official lays out for the first time details of when garnishments may resume — in some cases, ...
Numerous Citibank customers reported receiving fraud alerts and having difficulty accessing their accounts Wednesday. According to DownDetector.com, which tracks reports of digital services interruptions, hundreds of Citibank users had flagged issues related to their accounts as of midday. The site indicated the interruptions had been occurring since at least 9 a.m. ET. Some customers reported on X that they received ...